Macleaya cordata




Family Papaveraceae
Subfamily Chelidonioideae
Scientific name Macleaya cordata (Willdenow) R. Brown
Synonyms Bocconia cordata Willdenow; Bocconia jedoensis Carrière; Bocconia japonica André; Macleaya yedoensis André
Common name (Japanese common name) take-ni-gusa (タケニグサ, 竹似草 [bamboo like weed]), chanpa-giku (チャンパギク, 占城菊 or 林邑菊 [meaning: Chăm Pa (Vietnam) aster])
(English common name) plume-poppy, tree celandine
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) China, Taiwan
Habitat Roadside, field, forest edge
Chromosomal number n=10, 2n=20
Description Plants 100-200cm tall. Leaves 10-30cm long, 7-25cm wide. Flowers 2 white calyx lobes 10-12mm long, flowering in May to July. Fruits 2-3cm long, ca. 5mm wide. Perennial plants.
Reference Macleaya cordata (Willdenow) R. Brown
Macleaya cordata (Willd.) R. Br.
Macleaya cordata (Willd.) R. Br.



June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden